[VFB] Just converted a couple of bait slingers

[Tony Spezio]

My neighbor is a part time neighbor. He and his whole family are bait 
fisher people. For years they have come up and fish for two weeks, never 
asked about fly fishing but watched me fishing off my dock at times. By 
chance, yesterday I needed some help and I gave Terry a call. He came 
over and helped me for a few minuets. Before he left, he said, my 
youngest was talking about flyfishing, can you help him. He is about 12 
years old. I really figured it would be a couple of questions and that 
would be that.
I told him to send Greg over and I would give him a casting lesson if he 
wanted it. Greg came over and I got him started casting. It was kind of 
a chore trying to get him not to break at the wrist like a spin caster. 
He finally got the hang of it and started to get some line out. To my 
surprise he just kept on casting even though it was getting dark. I 
turned on the back yard lights and let him cast while I went to see his 
dad. I asked when they were leaving, he said, in the morning. I told him 
I was going to take my 8 year old grand daughter fly fishing for the 
first time and I would be glad to take Greg along. His Dad said, we can 
stay over another day, I will go along. Come this morning we woke up to 
a thunder storm, I figured I would not be going. At 7:30 my neighbor was 
here with Greg all ready to go. We left in a light rain shower and 
agreed not to get on the water until the storm passed and was sure the 
lighting had stopped. By the time we got to the creek, it had all 
dissipated. The kids wet waded and we started fishing, You would know 
the front that went through had given the fish lock jaw. We practiced 
casting on the water then moved up to another section of the creek. The 
sun came out bright and we finally started getting some hits. My grand 
Daughter had a couple of gills on and lost them. Greg started to hook 
up. His dad said, that looks like fun. Greg got into one of the big 
carp, his dad was just jumping with joy. I will not go into all the 
details of the rest of the morning but by the time we left, his dad was 
casting a fly rod and catching gills. On the way home Ht asked me where 
can he get a flyrod. We stopped at Dorber and he bought a couple of 
graphite rods reels and all the rest of what they needed.The fly of the 
day ws a sz 14 Chili Pepper. I told Greg to come over my house later and 
I would show him how to tie a Chili Pepper. Greg just left with a full 
set of tying tools and a lot of tying stuff. Hr said his dad though 
flyfishing was a lot of fun and he is going to fly fish for trout, I am 
tired but content, they are going to stay over till Monday to go 
flyfishing again. His dad just came by and asked me if I would \ I think 
I accomplished something today. My grand daughter wants to only fly fish 
now.
Good Night all.
Tony